Principal s Message - Pinewood Primary School€¦ · a wonderful attitude to learning, well done! PG Alice For always using your initiative and trying to keep Prep G clean and tidy

26th November 2020

Principal’s Message

RESPECT SELF CONFIDENCE INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY OPTIMISM

Dear Parents,

PREPS learn about CELEBRATIONS! The Prep students have been learning about ‘celebrations’ and how different families celebrate different things. Mrs Kovas brought in some of her giant size celebration inflatable items to share with the students - the students were very impressed!

GROUNDS WORK

Over the last week grounds work that was scheduled to take place in term 2 and 3 of this year have finally been

able to be completed. We have had a spectacular shade sail erected near the pond and seating area for children to

benefit from. A synthetic grass area with built in games has been constructed in the courtyard between the Prep

and Year 1 classrooms. Concreting works have been carried out in the driveway, around the new shed and in the

courtyard. The students are very keen to play in the new areas.


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2021 STAFF and CLASS PLANNING Over the last few weeks we have been working on the 2021 class structure and now we are looking at student placement. The process is a complex one. Firstly, we identify our estimated enrolment and then look at the numbers in each year level to develop a class structure. Teachers work in their teams to develop preliminary class lists. They consider a number of factors when developing these lists; including academic growth, special skills and talents, social competencies, gender, students who work well together and those who may not work well together. Skills needed for ‘building new relationships’ are an important part of our educative process, however please note that friendship groupings are considered. Parent input, based strictly on student learning needs, is also considered. Parents occasionally place requests for teachers. Please be aware that this facility is not available for a number of reasons. For instance, teachers may leave the school or they may be deployed to other year levels or roles in the school. The ultimate responsibility for student and teacher allocations rests with the Principal. Our school processes are most comprehensive and professional with decisions always made in the best interest of our students. APPOINTING NEW STAFF The school leadership team have been involved in appointing new staff over the past few weeks to replace staff who are taking leave for 2021 or who have gained positions at other schools. I will be putting out the class teaching positions in the final newsletter of the term. Children will find out their teacher for 2021 in the last week of this term. Reports will be sent home on 17th December via Compass. We are unable to produce student reports before this scheduled time. COVID SAFE SCHOOL – DET Easing of Some Restrictions: As mentioned above, yesterday (25th November), the Department of Education and Training eased some school restrictions. The water fountains are now permitted to be operational again and students are now permitted to play in more areas other than the area that was their designated year level bubble area. These changes will come into effect from Monday. Unfortunately, some restrictions on Prep Transition visits and Gr 6 Graduation still remain. Small group visits for our newest members of PPS will occur on Wednesday 9th November. Our new Preps for 2021 have their third and final Webex sessions with the Prep teachers on Tuesday 8th December. This week we also conducted our Prep 2021 parent information session via Webex. This year due to COVID restrictions, the Grade 6 Graduation Ceremony will be conducted in the school hall and will be conducted in line with the DET latest operational guidelines, thus it will be a staff (limited numbers) and student event only. It will follow the format of previous years, however, the event will be live streamed to parents. The students will enjoy some fun activities after the graduation ceremony and have an opportunity to participate in an outdoor disco to conclude the evening. Thanks to our fabulous Year 6 staff for organising this event for our exiting students. In addition, a Year 6 end of year excursion will now be able to take place. We will inform parents of school operational changes over the next few days via COMPASS. Karen Jenkin Principal



Bonjour, Pinewood Primary School community. This week’s vocabulary list includes the months. Please note that in general, same as the days of the week, in French they are not capitalised. Only the dates of special celebrations are capitalised such as ‘le 14 Juillet’- Bastille Day/ National Day of France or ‘le 1 Mai’- Labour Day. Meilleures voeux, Madame Vinga

French Words of the Week

l’année – the year les mois – the months janvier – January février – February mars – March avril – April mai – May juin – June

juillet – July août – August septembre – September octobre - October novembre – November décembre – December

OSHClub News Dear Parents, Staff of Pinewood OSHClub offer daily constructive activity opportunities for children to learn and grow. One of the opportunities is our needlework club. Children of all ages love taking part and want to learn new techniques. This is a useful life skill with lifelong practical applications and many health benefits. The school year comes to a close very soon, and this is the time for you to decide what your child/children want to do in Summer holidays. So, please send them to Pinewood OSHClub Vacation Care Program. They can learn new lifelong skills from our qualified staff. Come visit us Monday to Friday during service hours 7:00 – 9:00 am and 3:00 to 3:30 pm or 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Please refrain contacting staff between 3:30 and 4:30pm unless there is an emergency as staff will be fully occupied with transition. What we offer - A healthy, safe, respectful and engaging environment; caring, enthusiastic, fun and friendly team; popular theme days and stimulating experiences tailored to children’s interests and current trends. For all enrolments – www.oshclub.com.au If you have any questions about CCS or how to apply, please contact 1300 395 735. To secure your child's place it is as easy as logging into your online account or call our service number 0409 906 462. Kind Regards, Harshini Seneviratne Service Coordinator/ Pinewood OSHClub

STUDENT OF THE WEEK



PG Alex For the fantastic effort you put into sorting our 'watch' sentence of the week. You have

a wonderful attitude to learning, well done! PG Alice For always using your initiative and trying to keep Prep G clean and tidy. Well done Alice PK Jhanvi For working extra hard to improve her writing! Well done Jhanvi, I'm so proud of you! PL Albert For the awesome effort he put into his weekend writing! Well done on remembering to use capital letters and full stops. PL Jamie For doing great work with your weekend recount! It is great to see you adding more details each week. Keep up the awesome effort :) PM Tianzi For her fantastic writing about a lighthouse! Tianzi included so many details and sounded out some very tricky words. Wonderful work Tianzi :) PM Alice For her increased confidence and independence when writing. Alice is writing multiple sentences and writing the initial sound she hears in tricky words. Fantastic work Alice! PP Katerina For the amazing effort you made to sound out your words when writing. Well done! PP Myra For the fantastic improvement you have made in your reading. Well done for practising at home! PR Krishaa For the fantastic effort she put into her recount about Diwali. Krishaa included interesting information about her family celebration. Well done Krishaa! PR Malcolm For being a responsible and co-operative class member who displays lovely manners. Well done Malcolm, keep up the great effort! 1C Cynthia For always coming to school with a big smile, and being kind and friendly to everyone in the class. Well done, Cynthia! 1C Bella For the fantastic job you did making your pom-pom arrays. You used persistence and problem solved. Awesome work, Bella! 1D Jesse For making good choices in the classroom and working hard to complete your work. Keep up the great work Jesse! 1D Zoe For writing a creative and entertaining story called 'The Snake'. A fabulous effort Zoe! 1E Amir For putting in a tremendous effort towards improving his handwriting during recount and creative writing lessons. Keep up the great work, Amir! 1H Navid For his enthusiastic attitude in the classroom. Navid is always willing to try new activities. Well done Navid! 1M Ethan Ethan you have a great imagination and you use it to create terrific narratives. You are a valued member of 1M and we love the way you share your knowledge with us. Well done!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK



1M Jiamao Jiamao, you are trying so hard with your writing. Your narrative writing shows wonderful imagination and some amazing use of language and punctuation. Well done!

1S Sophia For always being a kind and caring classmate and offering to help others who might need it. Well done Sophia!

2A Seohyun For the fantastic origami you taught us in your Fascinating Friday presentation. Your instructions were magnificent. Well done! 2A Aryaman For the effort you have been putting in, to remain focused and complete your class work. Keep it up, Aryaman! 2F Dylan For the way you challenge your thinking in every mathematics lesson. Well done, Dylan! 2G Reyansh You are a great friend, always helping out in class. You always try your best with enthusiasm. Well done Rey! 2H Sarvesh For the huge effort you put towards your persuasive writing task! You work hard in each and every subject and should be proud of your efforts. Great work, Sarvesh! 2K Archie For working enthusiastically on his division candy shop sharing sums. You are a fabulous role model. Awesome work Archie! 2M Lucas For his wonderful Fascinating Friday science presentation. Lucas was well prepared and spoke with confidence. 3B Isabella Congratulations on how quickly you have settled at Pinewood Primary. You have made a huge effort. Great job. 3J Danea For helping others and producing excellent work. 3P Kavish For your excellent oral presentation about the 'Covid Safe Watch'. Fantastic effort Kavish! 3P Janelle For setting such a good example for others with your reading habits. Janelle is always reading and discussing books with her friends. Well done! 3T Liam For the effort, care and detail you put into your homework tasks each week. Now I need to find harder times tables for you! 3T Gisèle By overcoming 'the giggles' to present your clever idea and fantastic model of the 'Pool No Slip' to the class. 3V Avon For your creative oral presentation about the 'Sticky Shoes 2020'. You presented with great enthusiasm! 4F Madison For setting to work quickly and quietly and for always contributing to class discussions. Well done Madison!! 4G Alex For your creativity and the effort you put into your work, you should be very proud of yourself! Well done.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK



4H Noah For his amazing work ethic, positive attitude and exemplary manners. Well done Noah! 4M Chloe For the amazing effort that you have consistently put into your work this year! You should be extremely proud of your achievements! 4P Sarani For always putting 100% effort into your work. Amazing job Sarani! 5A Neha For creating a very engaging documentary about ‘Asteroids’. Neha used amazing effects and built a model to support her presentation. Great effort. 5C Sristi For always coming to school organised and ready to learn. Keep it up! 5D Reilly For the great effort he puts into all maths lessons. Reilly is always up for a challenge. Keep up the awesome work! 5J Sayeesha For demonstrating outstanding getting along skills and being a wonderful, supportive friend to your classmates, keep it up! 6H Alannah For the fantastic attitude you bring to class every day. You are always willing to try new things and always put your best effort into everything you do. 6T Mya For always bringing a positive attitude into the classroom. You approach your learning with a fantastic mindset. Well done Mya! 6U Crystal For her fantastic work habits and for always being thorough in her workings; especially in Maths. Well done! MUSIC Ariel 2H For always participating and showing effort for all music activities. Well done Ariel! Keep up the good work! ART Hendrix 5J For excellence in textile-craft, stitching and soft toy design FRENCH P-2 Saachi 2A For memorizing and reciting beautifully the French poem « S’il te plaît ». Magnifique, Saachi! FRENCH 3-6 Gurnaaz 5C For completing her family tree and writing the French sentences for her oral presentation. Magnifique, Gurnaaz! STEM P-2 Hugo Prep G For his fantastic effort in exploring the Bluebots during robotics. STEM 3-6

Megan 5D For her excellent progress in learning Python

programming.



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Principal s Message - Pinewood Primary School€¦ · a wonderful attitude to learning, well done! PG Alice For always using your initiative and trying to keep Prep G clean and tidy